影帝

yǐngdì
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 best-actor award winner
  2. 2 male film superstar

Examples

HSK 5
Tā píng zhè bù diànyǐng ná le yǐngdì.
He won best actor for this film.
HSK 5
Zhè wèi sān jiè yǐngdì hěnshǎo jiēshòu cǎifǎng.
This three-time best actor rarely gives interviews.

Tips

usage
影帝 'film emperor' is the press name for a best-actor winner; the actress is 影后 'film empress'. Singers get the same pattern, 歌王 and 歌后. Said ironically, it mocks someone faking emotion, such as a footballer diving for a foul.

Stroke Order

影 yǐng
帝 dì